Paper $25.95ISBN: 9781861346506
Published
December 2004
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This report provides a detailed picture of the processes that shape 'poor transitions'. The authors argue that understanding social exclusion and devising effective policies to reduce it requires immersion in the experiences of the socially excluded. Specifically, the report charts the longer-term transitions and outcomes of young adults who had grown up in a context of social exclusion as they reached their mid- to late-twenties; aids understanding of the key influences on social inclusion and exclusion for this age group; examines the young adults' extended participation in education, training and employment, their experiences of family life, and criminal and drug-using careers and draws out the implications for policy and practice interventions. Poor transitions is aimed at academics, policy makers, practitioners and general readers interested in an in-depth account of the biographical experiences of the socially excluded.

1. Introduction ‘Miserable measures’: a profile of deprived neighbourhoods Social exclusion and extended youth transitions Research aims Research methodology2. Continuity and change in the extended transitions of socially excluded young adults The ‘education, training and employment’ sub-sample The ‘family’ sub-sample The ‘criminal and/or drug-using’ sub-sample3. Broader experiences of extended transitions The persistence of poverty Leaving home and social housing Leisure careers: making the most of ‘staying in’ Social networks: strong bonds but weak bridges ‘Critical moments’: the unpredictable consequences of bereavement and ill-health4. Summary and conclusions Continuity and change in extended transitions Social exclusion, poverty and social networks De-industrialisation and the intergenerational experience of family disadvantage Learning from more successful transitions?5. Implications for policy The cause and effects of social exclusion Principles and practice for tackling social exclusion Extended, holistic and ‘joined-up’ policy or ‘employability’? Area regeneration, social integration and the redistribution of wealth6. Policy conclusions

ReferencesAppendix: cross-sectional profile of the achieved sample

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